School bus hits truck, slams into house

West Des Moines police said a school bus collided with a house Monday morning.

Police were called to the house in the 500 block of 53rd Street at 7:41 a.m.

"There was a big crash and it sounded like thunder hit the front of the house and the whole house shook and it kind of startled us," said Ancell. The truck was parked in the passenger side of the driveway and ti pushed the truck almost into the street."

According to police, the West Des Moines School District bus was southbound on 53rd Street when it left the roadway on a curve, hit a mailbox, hit a truck parked in a driveway -- pushing it across the yard, hit the house at 503 53rd St. and then a tree.

There were 11 elementary-age children on the bus at the time of the crash. No serious injuries were reported, police said.

Before coming to a rest in the Ancell's front yard, the bus passed through Tina Marzan's yard who said her family is lucky. She only lost a basketball hoop, but even luckier given the fact her 17-year-old daughter was running late for school.

"She was about to leave and if it would have been two minutes earlier, she would have been hit by that bus so we were really lucky this morning," said Marzan.

There was extensive damage to the home, bus and parked truck. Damage to the house was estimated at $75,000 and damage to the truck $5,000. The cost to replace the mailbox was estimated at $100.

Damage to the bus was estimated at $15,000.

The police report shows the condition of the road at the time was "slush."

The crash remains under investigation.

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